17:20 Curragh

Sunday 19 April 2026

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Your Game, Your Odds, Your 1xBet.ie Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 48.39s

1^st

(1)

Arctic Assassin

39-1

12/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J M Sheridan

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and closer in 6th 2f out, ridden and went 4th 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well

2^nd

(7)

Dreoilin

38-10

9/2f

T: J S BolgerJ: Shane Foley

Mid-division, pushed along in 5th 2 1/2f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, improved to dispute lead briefly under 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 5/1

3^rd

(4)

Johnny Soda

39-5

9/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey

In rear, niggled along 1 1/2f out, went moderate 8th 1f out, late headway and pushed along into 3rd close home, stayed on strongly, never nearer

4^th

2 ¼

(12)

Venetian Star

39-7

25/1

T: P T FoleyJ: Ben Coen

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, joined under 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra close home tchd 28/1

5^th

1 ½

(14)

Hambelton

39-0

11/2

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Disputed lead, headed at halfway, ridden under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong tchd 5/1

6^th

(6)

Down The Glen

39-4

10/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Donagh O'Connor

In rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on without threatening inside final furlong

7^th

(8)

Divine Believer

39-2

50/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Robbie Colgan

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened op 40/1

8^th

(13)

Pass The Buck

39-1

10/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden in moderate 9th 1f out, no impression op 9/1

9^th

(5)

Boston Benjamin

39-10

7/1

T: G ElliottJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression

10^th

(3)

Mo Anam Chara

39-3

8/1

T: M FaheyJ: Ronan Whelan

Disputed lead, took keen hold, headed at halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, weakened op 11/1

11^th

(11)

Vantage Code

39-7

18/1

T: E MullinsJ: Gary Carroll

Always behind, never a factor op 16/1

12^th

(10)

Hamiyan

39-12

11/2

T: D K WeldJ: Leigh Roche

Tracked leaders, close 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened op 5/1

13^th

(9)

Gonna Be Golden

39-8

10/1

T: A OliverJ: Billy Lee

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened op 9/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Closely²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€13.00Pl:€3.70, €1.60, €2.30EX:€68.10Trifecta:€804.00Tricast:€535.64SF:€70.29

Forecasts

Dreoilin (9/2), Hambelton (11/2), Hamiyan (11/2), Boston Benjamin (7/1), Closely (7/1), Mo Anam Chara (8/1), Johnny Soda (9/1), Down The Glen (10/1), Pass The Buck (10/1), Gonna Be Golden (10/1), Arctic Assassin (12/1), Vantage Code (18/1), Venetian Star (25/1), Divine Believer (50/1)

A tricky finale to solve with several of these expected to kick on this year. Preference is for DOWN THE GLEN, who seems well suited by testing conditions and can defy a 7 lb higher mark on return having put it all together in clearcut fashion at Galway last autumn. Heading up the threats is Gonna Be Golden, who scored second time up at Dundalk in December, with Closely and Boston Benjamin another couple worth keeping an eye on, also.

DOWN THE GLEN (IRE)
GONNA BE GOLDEN (IRE)
CLOSELY (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €12,600.002nd: €4,200.003rd: €2,101.004th: €1,050.005th: €630.006th: €420.00

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